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Bank of England cuts key UK interest rate to 4.50% as economy stagnates

Bank of England cuts key UK interest rate to 4.50% as economy stagnates

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has cut its main interest rate for the third time in six months with the British economy struggling to post any meaningful growth.
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Honeywell, one of the few remaining US industrial conglomerates, will split into three companies

Honeywell, one of the few remaining US industrial conglomerates, will split into three companies

Honeywell, one of the last remaining U.S. industrial conglomerates, will split into three independent companies, following in the footsteps of manufacturing giants like General Electric and Alcoa.
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Honeywell, one of the few remaining US industrial conglomerates, will split into three companies

Honeywell, one of the few remaining US industrial conglomerates, will split into three companies

Honeywell, one of the last remaining U.S. industrial conglomerates, will split into three independent companies, following in the footsteps of manufacturing giants like General Electric and Alcoa.
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U.S. not treated well by Canada? 'Come From Away' director says that's a cruel lie

U.S. not treated well by Canada? 'Come From Away' director says that's a cruel lie

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — U.S. President Donald Trump's targeting of Canada has left people feeling hurt and betrayed in central Newfoundland, where on Sept.
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Higher costs, admin nightmare: Businesses fret over end of de minimis exemption

Higher costs, admin nightmare: Businesses fret over end of de minimis exemption

When U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to place 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods last week, organic snack foods company Made with Local stopped accepting orders from customers south of the border. The Dartmouth, N.S.
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Suncor Energy earns $818 million in fourth quarter, upstream production rises

Suncor Energy earns $818 million in fourth quarter, upstream production rises

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says it earned $818 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, down from $2.82 billion a year earlier, as it saw upstream production rise.
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Manitoba ad campaign will promote buying local amid Trump tariff tiff

Manitoba ad campaign will promote buying local amid Trump tariff tiff

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government launched a website and advertising campaign Wednesday to convince people to buy local products and support businesses threatened by potential tariffs from the United States.
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Talk of changing Vancouver's supportive housing policy has organizations on edge

Talk of changing Vancouver's supportive housing policy has organizations on edge

VANCOUVER — A proposal by Vancouver's mayor to halt new supportive housing projects in the city has organizations with plans in various stages of completion worried about the projects they've spent years trying to get off the ground.
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Great-West Lifeco earns $1.1 billion in fourth quarter, raises dividend

Great-West Lifeco earns $1.1 billion in fourth quarter, raises dividend

WINNIPEG — Great-West Lifeco Inc. says it earned $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, up from $740 million a year earlier. The Winnipeg, Man.-based insurer raised its dividend and said it intends to repurchase additional common shares in 2025.
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Demolitions go ahead in Calgary neighbourhood for transit station that may never come

Demolitions go ahead in Calgary neighbourhood for transit station that may never come

CALGARY — Steel snapped and tumbled to the snow-covered concrete on Wednesday as bulldozers ripped away pieces of Calgary's Eau Claire Market, a plucky mall near the Bow River built in the early 1990s.
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